Non-Dual Awakening | Swami Sarvapriyananda

How does one go from an intellectual understanding of the ‘Self’ to a living realization? Through the aid of Vedantic Meditation, Swami Sarvapriyananda shares methods that can be used to reach this ultimate spiritual goal. This discourse is inspired from a verse from the Brihadharanyaka Upanishad (Mantra 4.4.12) as taught in the book, Pancadasi by Vidyaranya:
"If a man knows the Self as ‘I am this,’ then desiring what and for whose sake will he suffer in the wake of the body?"

Mantra 4.4.12:
आत्मानं चेद्विजानीयादयमस्मीति पूरुषः ।
किमिच्छन्कस्य कामाय शरीरमनुसंज्वरेत् ॥ १२

ABOUT VEDANTA
Vedanta is one of the world’s most ancient religious philosophies and one of its broadest. Based on the Vedas, the sacred scriptures of India, Vedanta affirms the oneness of existence, the divinity of the soul, and the harmony of religions.

ABOUT US
Vedanta Society of New York is affiliated with the Ramakrishna Order of India. In fact, this is the Order's first Center started by Swami Vivekananda, in 1894. It was a historic event, for the seed of the world-wide Ramakrishna Movement was sown here in New York over a century ago. Swami Sarvapriyananda is the present Resident Minister and Spiritual Leader of the Vedanta Society of New York.

[samiranload]

This is your best of the best. Your every word in this lecture make my blood pressure normal. This lecture is like medicine for me. This lecture is from consciousness not from you mind.

[uttammondal]

I think Swami is the crucial living-free.
Like whoever supports my opinion.👍
Pranam Swamiji.🙏🙏

[mokshajetley]

Jai Sri Ramakrishna Jai Sri Ramakrishna Jai Sri Ramakrishna Jai Sri Ramakrishna Jai Sri Ramakrishna

[dr.susheelkhemariya]

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[darrenwendroff]

So so beautiful, practical and loving. When the swami spoke about the practice being there when you need it, and also the idea of allowing things to come up as an opportunity to do your practice, how incredibly liberating and practical that is. No dogma, you can allow the practice to come or not. So beautiful, thank you so much for this teaching and for this beautiful resource.

[Lisa.Martin_AL]

Dear Swamiji your talks deliver the goods!! Yes this all points back to “I am the Awareness” which brings it forth. Every moment of experience then becomes a direct pointing to reality that we are. So much gratitude for you continued teaching. 🙏🙏

[divasingh]

Its a privilege to hear the profound words of wisdom. The quest for peace understanding and discovery is on its way like juggernaut which shall rest with achievement of equanimity in all moments of life while actively engagingwith it ..and not limited to sparsely spread few minutes and only in solitude.Thankyou Swami ji, Vedanta Society and YouTube .

[chanderkanta]

Swamiji you are a blessing for people like us who are learning and struggling 🙏🏻

[rekhav]

🙏🙏🙏 Guruji . Needed this very profound, supportive
, encouraging talk .

[anagha.aniruddha]

हरी: ऊॅं तत्सत् 🙏🏻

Namaskar Swami Sarvapriyanandaji 🙏🏻

I always feel blessed by Shri Thakur that I’m able listen to you since last year 🙏🏻

Thank you Vedanta New York for sharing this video 🙏🏻

[rohini]

Thank you for your shining Brilliance!! ❤️

[mukeshdesai]

1:50
6:15 7:55
9:44 Awakening: Vijaniyat
12:00 Obstacles to understanding 13:50 14:40 Asambhavana 17:20 viparit bhaavna
19:00 Nididhyasan for living out the teachings
22:25 Metaphysis: descriptive v revisionary
26:55 29:22
31:00 32:30
34:00 🚩 36:30 37:39 😆 39:08
40:30 🔐
41:48 Upasana as prerequisite for Nididhysana 44:45 46:40
48:00 49:30
50:11 2 types of Vedantic meditation: using yoga technology, 54:00
54:50 eyes open meditation 56:35 59:00 Do both 1:00:00 🔐🔑 universe helping by challenges
1:03:00 Balance CRUX
1:04:30 Drop technique; interest in the witness, not the thoughts 1:07:07
1:09:08 Adrishta phalam via punya. 1:11:15 Jivanmukti via drishti phalam

[pretread]

profound words of wisdom - wondering who and why some are giving thumbs down

[marigoldpluss]

Just found your channel. Thank you for your help 🙏 😊

[velayudhanmenon]

Thank you Swami. You make spirituality a logical choice and not an esoteric one. However, phrases like "the world is not real", create an uneasy discordance between our lived experience and what we are supposed to experience. Using an analogy from quantum field theory can help avoid this discordance. Matter at one level is made of particles. At another level it consists of waves. Both are true in their respective contexts. Similarly, this world is real at one level but not at another more fundamental level. Thank you.

[Pallab]

Swamiji, when I close my eyes and meditate that I am the witness conscious , which of the consciousness witnesses the thoughts arising in the mind, the "Brahman" or the reflective consciousness?

[drudru]

Does the consciousness have any say so over the mind and body. Or is it just a passive witness of the body and mind.

[elviradizon]

1:07:45 beautiful! Where do I find the other methods of vedantic meditation?

[ksoldestaccount]

21:30 British philosopher Sir Peter Strawson

[Whoyoutoo]

All you need to know about the world can be found in two books. Making sense of nonsense by Raymond Moody. And The Book1 by Ramanamma Who?. Both these books are important to read to understanding what is happening in our world. This is indeed the end of the world but it is not what we have been led to believe. LAW RW